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Lillian C. Poole Elementary School

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Lillian C. Poole Elementary School ranks 749 th of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

749^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 39% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Lillian C. Poole Elementary School in Dallas, GA, serves approximately 460 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Paulding County School District, where about 62% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

The school's standout strength is 3rd grade math, where 57.9% of students scored proficient in the latest testing cycle—well above the district (50.3%) and state (48.3%) averages, and the second-highest among nearby schools, trailing only Union Elementary (60%). However, math proficiency drops sharply as students advance: from 57.9% in 3rd grade to 39.2% in 4th and just 24.4% in 5th grade. This 33.5-point decline is far more dramatic than at comparable schools like WC Abney Elementary, which actually shows a slight increase across the same grades. Science performance is also a concern, with only 23.2% of 5th graders proficient versus 44.2% statewide—a gap that has persisted for several years.

Notably, the school invests heavily in its students: per-pupil spending is $17,386 (second-highest among nearby schools) and the student-teacher ratio of 11.5 is the lowest in the area. Yet outcomes rank in the bottom half of its peer group, and the school's overall rating has slipped from a 3-star to a 2-star level since 2021. Chronic absenteeism, at 18.1%, is also above district and state averages, though it has improved from 22.8% the prior year. On a positive note, the school shows strong results for African American students, ranking in the 60th percentile statewide—a 3-star performance that outpaces the school's overall ranking. Understanding what works in 3rd grade math and for this subgroup could offer a roadmap for addressing the declines seen in upper grades and other areas.

460

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,386

Per pupil spending ?

61.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1002 Wayside Ln
Dallas, GA 30132

(770) 505-5541

District: Paulding County

Students who attend Lillian C. Poole Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Herschel Jones Middle School
High:	Paulding County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.9%

African American:

29.8%

Hispanic:

14.3%

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Test scores delayed: 2026 rankings for Georgia do not yet include English Language Arts scores, which will not be released by the Georgia Department of Education until winter 2026.

At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 63rd percentile in 2016 → 39th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (36% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg45%

Georgia avg47%

749^th of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 39%▼ down 24 pts since 2016

From top 37% (2016) to bottom 39% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 19Elementary Schools in the Paulding County

87^th of 201Paulding County among Georgia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	35.1	749 of 1219	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.7	650 of 1238	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.1	709 of 1236	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.0	700 of 1223	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.2	620 of 1220	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.2	475 of 1214	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.5	547 of 1234	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.1	476 of 1209	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	56.6	462 of 1205	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	58.4	458 of 1233	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	60.8	417 of 1240	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	55.4	659 of 1231	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	55.7	660 of 1225	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	54.2	673 of 1201	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.2	771 of 1212	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	50.2	701 of 1183	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	42.3	749 of 1133	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	41.9	739 of 1134	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	42.8	737 of 1125	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	42.1	730 of 1101	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	53.0	331 of 828	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.2	341 of 892	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.7	324 of 879	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.6	314 of 870	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.3	276 of 876	68.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	37.4	696 of 1186	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.0	623 of 1224	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.3	640 of 1223	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.3	649 of 1212	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.6	608 of 1206	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	33.8	774 of 1183	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.9	710 of 1225	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.7	786 of 1220	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.3	733 of 1210	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.4	617 of 1209	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	18.4	422 of 465	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	368 of 487	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.9	200 of 415	51.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	14.9	630 of 700	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.7	685 of 769	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	661 of 772	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	681 of 775	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	677 of 779	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2026)60th percentile+21 vs school

Female (2026)41st percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)35th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)10th percentile-29 vs school

Special Education (2026)9th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics40%-7 vs state

Science23%-21 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, August 5, 2017

Poole Elementary may be one of the smaller enrollment schools, but they have a great team inside with staff, teachers, PTA, they are very involved and rewarding.
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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)			Milestones Assessment Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lillian C. Poole Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1002 Wayside Ln	Dallas	30132	Paulding County	Paulding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 505-5541	460	40	11.5	61.7%	211 (45.9%)	137 (29.8%)	66 (14.3%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (8.7%)	35.1	749^th of 1219 public elementary schools	38.6%		42.7	650^th of 1238 public elementary schools	47.5%	99	57.9	39.2	24.4	23.2	$17,386	$710	$16,676
Sara M. Ragsdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	528 Holly Springs Rd	Rockmart	30153	Paulding County	Paulding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 443-2140	637	48	13.2	61.9%	422 (66.2%)	89 (14.0%)	67 (10.5%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (8.3%)	51.9	529^th of 1219 public elementary schools	56.6%		55.6	493^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	60.2%	36	42.3	51.4	47.3	39.6	$14,671	$586	$14,085
Northside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2223 Cartersville Hwy	Dallas	30132	Paulding County	Paulding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 443-7008	626	48	13.0	58.5%	287 (45.8%)	201 (32.1%)	92 (14.7%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (6.4%)	50.6	536^th of 1219 public elementary schools	56.0%		44.3	633^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	48.9%	97	38.8	41.7	51.4	46.7	$15,724	$934	$14,790
Dallas Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	520 Hardee St	Dallas	30132	Paulding County	Paulding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 443-8018	513	42	12.0	79.7%	109 (21.2%)	282 (55.0%)	64 (12.5%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (9.6%)	28.1	860^th of 1219 public elementary schools	29.5%		31.5	814^th of 1238 public elementary schools	34.2%	46	35.2	33.3	33.3	29.7	$15,364	$781	$14,582
Allgood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	312 Hart Rd	Dallas	30157	Paulding County	Paulding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 443-8070	811	63	12.8	72.3%	257 (31.7%)	318 (39.2%)	156 (19.2%)	6 (0.7%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (8.3%)	26.8	880^th of 1219 public elementary schools	27.8%		25.2	927^th of 1238 public elementary schools	25.1%	47	35.8	25.9	29.7	35.1	$15,016	$1,030	$13,986
Union Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	206 Highway 101 S	Temple	30179	Paulding County	Paulding County	No	No	No	No	(770) 443-4191	346	29	11.9	50.9%	274 (79.2%)	27 (7.8%)	26 (7.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.6%)	67.7	346^th of 1219 public elementary schools	71.6%		60.5	428^th of 1238 public elementary schools	65.4%	82	60.0	56.2	50.9	45.5	$17,862	$208	$17,655
Nebo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2843 Nebo Rd	Dallas	30157	Paulding County	Paulding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 443-8777	874	60	14.5	60.1%	494 (56.5%)	200 (22.9%)	112 (12.8%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (7.4%)	36.9	720^th of 1219 public elementary schools	40.9%		39.8	685^th of 1238 public elementary schools	44.7%	35	49.2	41.6	30.3	28.0	$13,378	$595	$12,783
New Georgia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5800 Mulberry Rock Rd	Villa Rica	30180	Paulding County	Paulding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 445-3597	336	27	12.4	52.1%	184 (54.8%)	80 (23.8%)	43 (12.8%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.1%)	48	571^st of 1219 public elementary schools	53.2%		48.8	581^st of 1238 public elementary schools	53.1%	10	58.1	48.5	31.3	31.4	$17,638	$216	$17,421
Van Wert Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	370 Atlanta Hwy	Rockmart	30153	Polk County	Polk County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 684-2237	693	55	12.6	100.0%	407 (58.7%)	155 (22.4%)	59 (8.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (10.1%)	30.5	828^th of 1219 public elementary schools	32.1%		19.2	1009^th of 1238 public elementary schools	18.5%	181	35.5	25.9	34.6	38.3	$13,559	$871	$12,689
WC Abney Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1186 Colbert Rd	Dallas	30132	Paulding County	Paulding County	No	No	No	No	(770) 443-8000	1,324	88	15.0	48.7%	503 (38.0%)	475 (35.9%)	201 (15.2%)	53 (4.0%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	85 (6.4%)	56.7	468^th of 1219 public elementary schools	61.6%		51.9	542^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	56.2%	74	45.9	54.5	48.8	41.2	$13,094	$564	$12,530

Frequently Asked Questions about Lillian C. Poole Elementary School

What district is Lillian C. Poole Elementary School in?

Paulding County

What is the racial makeup of Lillian C. Poole Elementary School?

Students at Lillian C. Poole Elementary School are 46% White, 30% African American, 14% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races.

Is Lillian C. Poole Elementary School a good school?

Lillian C. Poole Elementary School ranks 749^th of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Lillian C. Poole Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Lillian C. Poole Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Herschel Jones Middle School
High : Paulding County High School

How many students attend Lillian C. Poole Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 460 students attended Lillian C. Poole Elementary School.

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